Quick to the punch, time for a title
By Paula Lehman | November 6, 2003When James 'Quick' Tillis arrived in Chicago, he said, "I put the suitcases down, and I looked up at the [Sears] Tower and I said to myself, 'I'm going to conquer Chicago!'" .
When James 'Quick' Tillis arrived in Chicago, he said, "I put the suitcases down, and I looked up at the [Sears] Tower and I said to myself, 'I'm going to conquer Chicago!'" .
A few weekends ago, hundreds of parents descended upon Duke's campus for a few days of catching up with their children, with many excitedly filing in to Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch members of...
Head Coach: Paul Hewitt: @ Georgia Tech: 48-44, 4th season; Overall: 114-71, 7th year. National Championships: 0; Final Four appearances: 0.
Shavlik Randolph returns for his sophomore season with a renewed explosiveness after undergoing surgery this summer--and conspicuously adding more bulk to his frame--causing hopefuls to believe...
Head Coach: Roy Williams: @ UNC: 0-0, 1st season; Overall: 418-101, 16th year.
Before last year's men's basketball season, point guard Chris Duhon was tabbed the 2002-2003 ACC preseason Player of the Year..
Head Coach: Oliver Purnell: @ Clemson: 0-0, first season; Overall: 256-191, 15 years. National Championships:0; Final Four appearances: 0. .
Make room Cameron, Alana is here. .
"That feeling," Lindsey Harding said, is what's going to push Duke to the top this year--that feeling of getting to the Final Four and losing.
aHead Coach: Herb Sendek: @ N.C. State: 127-98, 8th season; Overall: 190-124, 11th year. National Championships: 0; Final Fours: 0.
Being the new kid on the block can be tough, but with the right attitude, the transition can be silky smooth.
Slender and shy, Daniel Ewing has established himself as the quiet man for Duke. He blends into the background amongst the monsters he plays with, and, occasionally, his game does too..
Head Coach: Leonard Hamilton: @ FSU: 14-15, 2nd season; Overall: 214-225, 15 years.
Head Coach: Skip Prosser: @ Wake Forest: 46-19, 3rd season; Overall: 211-97, 11th year. National Championships: 0; Final Four appearances: 0.
In 2002-03, the men's basketball team had an anomaly of a season, according to basketball pundits.
A team that began last season 14-2 and was ranked among the country's best for 16 weeks, yet lost in the first round of the NIT, has its goals set for the 2002-03 season.
After losing their two captains last season, Wolfpack will use a young group of players to build upon last year's successful season.
As Duke was conducting its unprecedented 19-0 romp through the ACC regular season and conference tournament last year, the prevailing opinion was the leagues eight teams were simply too young to...
Expectations for N.C. State are overwhelmingly high this year, and nobody recognizes it better than Julius Hodge.
For the first bit of this fledgling season, one thing has become abundantly clear as the men's basketball team struggles to find its identity. The Blue Devils are young.